FPGA vendors squabble over 28-nm market share

Tired of the us-versus-them bunker mentality politics of Washington in an election year? Welcome to the Silicon Valley, where the decades-old war of words between the two dominant suppliers of programmable logic can at times make the D.C. crowd seem downright collegial.

The latest occasion for disagreement, which bubbled to the surface after each reported earnings in the past two weeks, is over market share at the 28-nm node. Both companies began shipping 28-nm parts earlier this year (though, not surprisingly, there is some nuanced dispute about who was first). Both companies also claim the early market lead at the node.

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